The autopsy report conducted on the corpse of late Sylvester Oromoni, alleged victim of bullying, at the Dowen College, Lagos, is out.
\nThis is as Consultant Pathologist, Clement Vhriterhire, of Central Hospital, Warri, who conducted the autopsy on Sylvester Oromoni, who died on November 30 last year, has established that he died of \u201cacute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.\u201d
\nThe report, however, exonerated the school\u2019s house master and other students arrested in connection with the alleged murder.
\nConsequently, the suspects, who have been in police custody at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, for over three weeks, were released last Thursday, on bail.
\nIt would be recalled that the deceased, who was a Junior Secondary School 2 student of the school and a boarder, was rushed to his parent\u2019s home in Warri, Delta State, two months ago, owing to some injuries he sustained while playing football, according to the school.
\nBut his parents faulted the school\u2019s claim, disclosing rather, that their son revealed that the injuries were inflicted on him by some senior students who wanted to force him to join their cult group.
\nLate Sylvester, died few days before he would be 12 years old, from internal injuries which included kidney enlargement.
\nIn the course of investigation into the alleged murder, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Hakeem Odumosu, revealed that the autopsy report released did not show that late Sylvester was murdered.
\nHe was, however, quick to add that investigation was still ongoing, part of which was the toxicology test that needed to be conducted on the corpse.
\nShedding more light on the investigation, Odumosu, said, \u201cWe are not at the peak yet. But we have done our investigation, and have sent the report to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advise on those arrested and DPP has replied.
\n\u201cWe have gone through the medical aspect which is the post mortem.
\n\u201cPost mortem was carried out in Delta and Lagos states. The first one done in Delta State was only witnessed by parents of the deceased.
\n\u201cBut after I held a meeting with the parties concerned, at the instance and directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and my Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba, the second post mortem was carried out in Lagos.
\n\u201cThe corpse was brought from Delta State to Lagos, where the post mortem was carried out with all the parties involved, that is: parents of the deceased, parents of the students accused, the school authority and government. These were the four parties that witnessed the post mortem. And the result is out.
\n\u201cThe report of the post mortem did not bring out the issue of murder on anybody.
\n\u201cBesides the result of the autopsy, the court order that we got has elapsed and we have released the house master and others on bail, because there was nothing that indicted them of murder.
\n\u201cIt is only a murder case that is not bailable. All other offences are bailable. They have been in custody for more than twenty days and that is infringing on their fundamental human rights. Since medical and legal reports have not indicted them so far, I think there is need to allow them have their freedom because bail is not the end of the case.
\n\u201cAnother forensic test known as toxicology, will be carried out on the corpse\u201d, Odumosu said.
\n\u201cBy the way, the Toxicology test is to determine the concoction that was allegedly forced into the deceased mouth which peeled his lips\u201d.
\nThe test, according to Odumosu, would be conducted abroad.
\nHe explained that \u201cToxicology test was being done in Nigeria before, precisely at the Lagos State medical facility in Lagos Island. But after the #EndSARS crisis, it is conducted outside the country.
\n\u201cUntil that one is effectively done, we won\u2019t know the final report. But with the interim report, nothing showed murder\u201d, Odumosu stated.
\nHowever, Consultant Pathologist, Clement Vhriterhire, of Central Hospital, Warri, who conducted the autopsy on Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died on November 30 last year, has established that he died of \u201cacute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.\u201d
\nThis report came just as Oromoni\u2019s family kicked against the decision of the Lagos Police to release the housemaster and other staff of the college.
\nThe 12-year-old boy was alleged to have been attacked for refusing to join a cult group. Oromoni\u2019s father had alleged that his child was beaten and fed a liquid chemical. But Dowen College had dismissed the claim, saying the boy sustained injuries while playing football with his colleagues.
\nLagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered a probe while Dowen College was sealed off. Odumosu, briefing newsmen on Friday, said the schoolhouse masters involved in the case had been released since the court order to remand them had expired.
\nHe also said that the police, which had concluded its investigations, had forwarded its report to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and had received a response.
\nAccording to Odumosu, \u201cThe corpse was brought from Delta State to Lagos. The post-mortem was carried out in Lagos. The result is out, as of now, it has not brought out the issue of murder on anybody. Toxicology is still to be carried out, which is the final one. The interim one has not. Based on that, the court order we got has elapsed and we have released the housemaster and others on bail as of yesterday because they have not been indicted of murder. It is only murder cases that are not subject to bail. \u201cSince the medical report has not indicted them so far, I think there is a need for them to have their freedom because bail is not the end of the case.
\nThe development comes after the court had granted bail to five students charged with the alleged murder of Oromoni.
\nA member of the bereaved family, Perry Oromoni, who spoke to newsmen, kicked against the outcome of the police probe, accusing the Lagos Police Command and the state government of hoarding the second autopsy result of the corpse.
\nHe accused the Lagos State Government of deciding to go in favour of Dowen College, Lagos and the alleged murderers involved.
\n\u201cThe Oromoni family has been quiet because we\u2019ve been patiently waiting for the Lagos State Government to conclude their autopsy and also see how swift they are in carrying our justice for Sylvester,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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